Zubulake Revisited: Ineffective Lit Holds and Sloppiness Lead To Wheel of Sanctions -

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Zubulake Revisited: Ineffective Lit Holds and Sloppiness Lead To Wheel of Sanctions

In Her Honorâ??s latest eDiscovery-related opinion, Pension Comm. of Univ. of Montreal Pension Plan v. Bank of Am. Secs., LLC, __ F. Supp. 2d __ (S.D.N.Y. 2010), Judge Scheindlin provides us all with a much needed reminder that sloppy (i.e., negligent or grossly negligent) document preservation and production will expose parties (and their lawyers) to the courtâ??s arsenal of sanctions. Fernando M. Pinguelo and Frank Gonnello, Jr. from e-Lessons Learned note that “While litigants are not required to execute document productions with absolute precision, at a minimum they must act diligently and search thoroughly at the time they reasonably anticipate litigation.” Read full article here.





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